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response to the crisis in syria. i believe a political transition to a government that reflects the will of the syrian people is also the core national security interests of the united states in the region. moreover this change would align with our values supporting the democratic process, the basic rights and freedom that should be enjoyed by all people regardless of religion, ethnicity or gender. over the course of the last 20 months the assad regime has unleashed a barrage of unspeakable terror across the country with the sole aim of remaining in power. just hearing in the last couple days, more urgently about weapons of mass destruction and what that could mean. more than 40,000 syrians have been killed, cal was have been injured. refugees surged into neighboring turkey, jordan, lebanon and iraq taxing the limits of those countries and creating a regional crisis. assad's escalation of violence has reached the point where fighter jets have been used to kill civilians according to human-rights watch. hard to compre
response to the crisis in syria. i believe a political transition to a government that reflects the will of the syrian people is also the core national security interests of the united states in the region. moreover this change would align with our values supporting the democratic process, the basic rights and freedom that should be enjoyed by all people regardless of religion, ethnicity or gender. over the course of the last 20 months the assad regime has unleashed a barrage of unspeakable...
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third, a -- syria. third, to develop its plan to meet people's basic needs in opposition-held areas, and this team will draw up recommendations for areas for further u.k. assistance. fourth and separately, my right honorable friend, the secretary of state for international development, is looking at increasing our assistance to syrians affected by the conflict. this could include increasing our humanitarian medical assistance for wounded syrian civilians by providing u.k. funding for hospitals and mobile clinics and training for health workers. and we intend to launch new work to support victims of sexual violence in syria. this new package of support is around 2 million pounds of immediate comment. this comes on top of the training of citizen journalists, human rights advocates, doctors and syrian advocates we have provided and the equipment and water purification kits for unarmed groups that i announced during the summer. alongside the increased political and practical support, we are pressing the e.u
third, a -- syria. third, to develop its plan to meet people's basic needs in opposition-held areas, and this team will draw up recommendations for areas for further u.k. assistance. fourth and separately, my right honorable friend, the secretary of state for international development, is looking at increasing our assistance to syrians affected by the conflict. this could include increasing our humanitarian medical assistance for wounded syrian civilians by providing u.k. funding for hospitals...
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because iran's influence in syria has grown. it has, of course, the situation in gaza with delivered missiles to hamas, but now egypt is jumping in. maybe israel will shake hezbollah, you know, lebanon is still a very strong iranian presence in the gulf especially. poor bahrain is in the deep, so to say, under tremendous pressure from iran. but, and, of course, afghanistan. that's a big prize coming up where iran can influence, maybe also a constructive role. but then it has to partner with the u.s. so i can say the persian influence is enormous. it hasn't been that big, but every -- it's very touchy everywhere, including in iran itself. we are not sure, you have to recall that the revolutionary in the islamic rev fusion '79 -- revolution '79, these are -- [inaudible] against mostly men, but they start to run into the pension age, and there's another generation which is not at all of that so to say style and direction. you may correct me, but that's my reading of the tea leaves. so iran is huge you, large but shaky all over. but
because iran's influence in syria has grown. it has, of course, the situation in gaza with delivered missiles to hamas, but now egypt is jumping in. maybe israel will shake hezbollah, you know, lebanon is still a very strong iranian presence in the gulf especially. poor bahrain is in the deep, so to say, under tremendous pressure from iran. but, and, of course, afghanistan. that's a big prize coming up where iran can influence, maybe also a constructive role. but then it has to partner with the...
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in syria we are absolutely identical. many of you will be aware that a big united nations security council meeting the importance of syria was emphasized by the fact that they still are having a permanent ambassadors of the security council table. we set our foreign minister, use and mrs. clinton, we showed how important this was to all of us, senior people with a drive and a genuine debate. we are seeking to back the arab league hasn't been conflicted for some time over syria in a way that wasn't in relation to libya has been forcing the pace recently sending the calling for the transition of the government but do not underestimate how significant this is for the first time breaking with the other singing you are doing things here that our kinship will support. so it's the values that are at stake are actually more important than that. this is a profound turning point for the world. another turning point is we are getting behind this not leading it, we are getting behind it. this is their revolution. the last thing they
in syria we are absolutely identical. many of you will be aware that a big united nations security council meeting the importance of syria was emphasized by the fact that they still are having a permanent ambassadors of the security council table. we set our foreign minister, use and mrs. clinton, we showed how important this was to all of us, senior people with a drive and a genuine debate. we are seeking to back the arab league hasn't been conflicted for some time over syria in a way that...
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these guys spent years going into syria, out of syria, go kill americans in iraq, come back through syria to go on conjugal visits back and home. we know this. this is home. they are familiar with it. at the same time assad's strategy has been really heavily dependent on using the scare tactic of al qaeda in see. the longest goes -- the longer this goes on the longer it has taken be a reality. so that's a problem. unlike another trend, unlike the national scene council which i think is a basket case. the free syrian army is becoming effective on the ground. the operations are becoming better court needed and more lethal. they're killing more tanks. sometimes in the not so distant future, and i think we're seeing it right now, they will control territory. the assad regime can't whole territory. while it's a positive development it may spur mass defection, it will also be ungoverned space which al qaeda likes. as result some wmd, some of the chemical weapons, 40 or so that the mdc sites in syria that contain gas, vx and mustard gas may start to go somewhere else. we don't know. these are we
these guys spent years going into syria, out of syria, go kill americans in iraq, come back through syria to go on conjugal visits back and home. we know this. this is home. they are familiar with it. at the same time assad's strategy has been really heavily dependent on using the scare tactic of al qaeda in see. the longest goes -- the longer this goes on the longer it has taken be a reality. so that's a problem. unlike another trend, unlike the national scene council which i think is a basket...
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and then there is syria. it is estimated at 7,500 lives have been lost. a scene of the worst state sponsored violence, accelerating of a fight to the finish. full support of russia and iran. steady supply of weapons, ammunition and other systems exploding to assad from moscow and tehran and as the washington post reported on sunday iranian military and intelligence operatives are likely working to support assad. the president made it the objective of the united states that the killing in syria must stop and assad must go. he is committed to prestige and credibility. national-security interest in stopping the squad in syria and forcing assad to leave power. and with hezbollah's lifeline to iran eliminate a longstanding threat to israel and sovereignty and independence. a state sponsor of terrorism engaged in proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. it would be a geopolitical success of the first quarter and strategic defeat for the iranian regime. it is not clear that the present policy will achieve our goals in syria. recent testimony to this committ
and then there is syria. it is estimated at 7,500 lives have been lost. a scene of the worst state sponsored violence, accelerating of a fight to the finish. full support of russia and iran. steady supply of weapons, ammunition and other systems exploding to assad from moscow and tehran and as the washington post reported on sunday iranian military and intelligence operatives are likely working to support assad. the president made it the objective of the united states that the killing in syria...
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china's involvement in syria. as we look at the relationship between turkey, russia and iran, does the rise of china effect that relationship? or is it really just outside, an extra driver that doesn't affect the intimacies between these three countries? >> it's probably doesn't affect the intimacies as you put it between these three countries, but i think it does affect sort of the general attitude toward this issue. the chinese, i don't think, at any particular state in any particular kind of an outcome in syria. they have a stake in the region, i think that's the fundamental concern. they are fully aware of the fact that the region gets excited, the consequences are unpredictable. they will immediately hurt their own economic interests, particularly because of their dependence on energy from the middle east. but it also hurts more generally in southwest asia, including islamic element that is of concern to them. they do border afghanistan, after all. and they have problematic -- i don't think this -- conflicts
china's involvement in syria. as we look at the relationship between turkey, russia and iran, does the rise of china effect that relationship? or is it really just outside, an extra driver that doesn't affect the intimacies between these three countries? >> it's probably doesn't affect the intimacies as you put it between these three countries, but i think it does affect sort of the general attitude toward this issue. the chinese, i don't think, at any particular state in any particular...
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i should talk about iraq, then about syria, but i think i will start with syria since it's the hot issue for both of us. so my question, are are they very shocked and disappointed from american policy toward syria, my answer is, yes. and i think it's big yes. what they are waiting from the united states. for sure we are waiting for some -- we are not expecting united states to go to damascus like what they did with saddam hussein, but what i think united states -- [inaudible] minimum for syrian issue. regarding saudi arabia, since the beginning of syrian issue, saudi arabia did their best with bashar al assad, and you know we had a great and historical relationship with assad and his family and even some relations so saudi arabia tried their best with what they called unannounced diplomatic force that sabia usually prefers to do with some countries. but unfortunately, many times king abdullah and his sons, many times bashar al assad, but we didn't hear any reaction or get good response from bashar al assad, so that continues to august when saudi arabia announced through king abdullah tha
i should talk about iraq, then about syria, but i think i will start with syria since it's the hot issue for both of us. so my question, are are they very shocked and disappointed from american policy toward syria, my answer is, yes. and i think it's big yes. what they are waiting from the united states. for sure we are waiting for some -- we are not expecting united states to go to damascus like what they did with saddam hussein, but what i think united states -- [inaudible] minimum for syrian...
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but as you know there's some significant differences, vis-a-vis syria. that's a chemical and biological warfare threat. a very significant air defense system, a credible military. we're watching the trend lines on their military to see if they're still under the control of the regime there's big players and actors who have vested interests there, so this is one where we have to not only understand happening on the ground and look at the regional context. ... the syrian army which is generally speaking the centerpiece of the opposition is for the most part domestic also we also know that other regional actors are providing support and that complicates the situation. >> so the reports over the weekend that al qaeda has been involved as a part of the opposition, the only confirmation? >> no confirmation. i saw the same report. >> have you discounted it? >> not at all. if you think about -- i know you have come about syria is an issue of sunni majority compelling against an oppressive shiite regime, and i mentioned this a moment ago all of the players in the
but as you know there's some significant differences, vis-a-vis syria. that's a chemical and biological warfare threat. a very significant air defense system, a credible military. we're watching the trend lines on their military to see if they're still under the control of the regime there's big players and actors who have vested interests there, so this is one where we have to not only understand happening on the ground and look at the regional context. ... the syrian army which is generally...
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down in syria, we'll be next. so we can't expect a lot of flexibility in iran's policy towards syria. we can expect the iranian regime -- especially the revolutionary guards -- to support al assad as much as they can. .. >> he embarrasses iran. he criticize the regime of bashar al-assad and implicitly criticized the iranian regime for its support of syria. this was an embarrassment for the iranian leadership to the point that they changed the translation on television. he criticized syria and iranian television about bahrain. so trying to save face basically. but we've seen that each of this is not necessary going to follow around policies in the region. in fact, the egyptians have capped their distance from tehran. they have not resumed relationship and there's a lot of tension between the two countries on some issues. in addition, turkey has emerged as an important competitor to iranian influence in the region. in issue you look at whether it's the palestinian issue, syria, iraq, turkey is competing with iran. t
down in syria, we'll be next. so we can't expect a lot of flexibility in iran's policy towards syria. we can expect the iranian regime -- especially the revolutionary guards -- to support al assad as much as they can. .. >> he embarrasses iran. he criticize the regime of bashar al-assad and implicitly criticized the iranian regime for its support of syria. this was an embarrassment for the iranian leadership to the point that they changed the translation on television. he criticized syria...
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published by the people of syria -- established by the people of syria by the free choice of syria. in order to avoid the existing crisis, we cannot sacrifice for our future relations with syria. it was a risk when prime minister err done made a major statement from turkish grand national assembly against mubarak when 1.5 million egyptian people gathered in tahrir and asking mubarak to leave, now it is time to leave. it was a big risk. and we were criticized at the time by main p opposition. if mubarak continues, what will you be doing? and it was interesting. a letter was sent to me by my former dear colleague expressing, praising turkish relation and expressing disappointment or at least very polite disappointment about the statement. i responded next day. i said, we trust egyptian people because egyptian people created one of the most impressive civilization of humanity. egyptian people know the best for their own. and because of our trust in egyptian people, prime minister err done made this call that egyptian people should be given chance for their own future. and the history w
published by the people of syria -- established by the people of syria by the free choice of syria. in order to avoid the existing crisis, we cannot sacrifice for our future relations with syria. it was a risk when prime minister err done made a major statement from turkish grand national assembly against mubarak when 1.5 million egyptian people gathered in tahrir and asking mubarak to leave, now it is time to leave. it was a big risk. and we were criticized at the time by main p opposition. if...
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the relationship between russia and syria is well documented. they have been close allies for many years. we also know that they are providing about $1 billion in russian military aid to the syrian dictator to kill his own people in the streets. that's part of this. and i have to join senator cornyn in saying how concerned we are when we learned that one of the leading military exporters of russia, this rosa boren export, is doing business not only in syria but with the united states government. now, i understand the history of this. we're buying russian helicopters to help the afghans defend their country against the taliban. the helicopter of choice in afghanistan today is the old soviet i believe it's m-17, m-18 helicopter. so our government is buying these russian helicopters to give to the afghan government to fight the taliban. we are, in fact, doing business with the very same company and country that is subsidizing the massacre in syria. it is right for us as members of congress to make that point to secretary panetta and the department
the relationship between russia and syria is well documented. they have been close allies for many years. we also know that they are providing about $1 billion in russian military aid to the syrian dictator to kill his own people in the streets. that's part of this. and i have to join senator cornyn in saying how concerned we are when we learned that one of the leading military exporters of russia, this rosa boren export, is doing business not only in syria but with the united states...
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even on syria in the early part -- syria and libya, pretty sharp disagreements between occa and washington how to deal with that. i was there in 2007 when there was a fiery speech at the world political forum, first world political forum in istanbul, a fiery speech coming strongly against the idea of any nato involvement in libya. so what change? what can go wrong today? this will reduce some of the themes that ambassador pearson has touched on. one thing this conference is reflecting off of is the arab awakening and the opportunities and threats and complications that that presents for turkey, opportunities and complications it presents for american policymakers and after this course correction what looks to me like a course correction on turkish foreign policy with respect to the arab beginning in 2011, a real sense if not exactly identical goals certainly pretty similar interests in efforts to try to collaborate more decisively and substantively the policy change was to shift turkey more decisively in favor of support for democracy and democracy movement as opposed to relations with aut
even on syria in the early part -- syria and libya, pretty sharp disagreements between occa and washington how to deal with that. i was there in 2007 when there was a fiery speech at the world political forum, first world political forum in istanbul, a fiery speech coming strongly against the idea of any nato involvement in libya. so what change? what can go wrong today? this will reduce some of the themes that ambassador pearson has touched on. one thing this conference is reflecting off of is...
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on syria we've seen because of the obstacles that the u.n. security council sort of contact group being created called friends of syria, so here again it's more a sort of soft multilateralism, the title of the coalition of the willing. and, of course, iran, the obama administration has just been continuing the efforts that was started by the bush administration which is also done by the p5 plus 1 group. so, you know, i could give other examples. and you mentioned yourself that nato acted as a global hub to which other partners could be plugged. but it seems to me that it's probably at least debatable to sort of present the policy of the administration as relying primarily on standing alliances rather than coalition of the willing as the borders between the two seem quite blurred. >> thanks. there are a lot of interesting points in there justine. i'll make a couple of points. i would never make the claim that standing alliances or nato in particular is the single response to every international crisis that we face. clearly, as you look at diff
on syria we've seen because of the obstacles that the u.n. security council sort of contact group being created called friends of syria, so here again it's more a sort of soft multilateralism, the title of the coalition of the willing. and, of course, iran, the obama administration has just been continuing the efforts that was started by the bush administration which is also done by the p5 plus 1 group. so, you know, i could give other examples. and you mentioned yourself that nato acted as a...
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since we mentioned iran can we get as far away as syria? >> you can get as far away as syria with some connections. >> if not -- [talking over each other] >> the question of syriac is totally sufficient importance that we could address that. my own gut feeling, i don't know what you feel, the russians have been for the last several weeks there have been indications of unhappiness with what is going on in syria without a clear sense of what it is they can contribute and whether they could do it on their own or with the u.s. the u.s. has always wanted the russians to be part of that kind of solution. if there's one at all. if the russians in any way are moving toward the american position with respect to syria that are all afforded. another question. >> there's one right here. and we will assume that is the last question. >> you all hinted and alluded, i wonder about the dimension towards inf negotiations. >> public diplomacy. >> the diplomacy, not with respect to the allies, very carefully stated different allies, practice meeting by meeting
since we mentioned iran can we get as far away as syria? >> you can get as far away as syria with some connections. >> if not -- [talking over each other] >> the question of syriac is totally sufficient importance that we could address that. my own gut feeling, i don't know what you feel, the russians have been for the last several weeks there have been indications of unhappiness with what is going on in syria without a clear sense of what it is they can contribute and whether...
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as making sure that all parties in syria are represented in the negotiation. and that indeed they are represented in a balanced way and they are committed to change at a future for the country, that represents the best interests of the people of syria, in the sense that they are demonstrating those interests in the streets of syria, even if the risks of their lives as we speak. i think it is also important in achieving that kind of a political consensus to take into account that certainly one has to make provision, particularly for the alawite minority which is not necessarily been the gentlest factor in recent syria in history and its role in governance. they have to be protected against the notion that don't become the victims of genocide if, in fact, they make a move. the international community has to undertake something of help in that particular burden. it is undoubtedly true that kofi annan's first instinct was cease-fire are very important. whether they can bear fruit or not remains a very open question. but the killing has to be stopped in some way. i
as making sure that all parties in syria are represented in the negotiation. and that indeed they are represented in a balanced way and they are committed to change at a future for the country, that represents the best interests of the people of syria, in the sense that they are demonstrating those interests in the streets of syria, even if the risks of their lives as we speak. i think it is also important in achieving that kind of a political consensus to take into account that certainly one...
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in syria. the newly elected kuwaiti parliament has called on their government to do the same. last week, the supreme allied commander of nato, admiral james stavridis, testified to the senate armed services committee that providing arms to opposition forces in syria could help them shift the balance of power against assad. most importantly, syrians themselves are increasingly calling for international military involvement. the opposition syrian national council recently announced that it is establishing a military bureau to channel weapons and other assistance to the free syrian army and armed groups inside the country. other members of the council are demanding a more robust intervention. to be sure, there are legitimate questions about the efficacy of military operations in syria and equally legitimate concerns about their risks and uncertainties. it is understandable that the administration is reluctant to move beyond diplomacy and sanctions. unfortunately, this policy is increasingly discon
in syria. the newly elected kuwaiti parliament has called on their government to do the same. last week, the supreme allied commander of nato, admiral james stavridis, testified to the senate armed services committee that providing arms to opposition forces in syria could help them shift the balance of power against assad. most importantly, syrians themselves are increasingly calling for international military involvement. the opposition syrian national council recently announced that it is...
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the bloodshed in syria is appalling. i think the russians have to look at their consciences and realize what they have done. the rest of the world will keep on fighting as hard as we can to give the syrian people a chance to choose their own future. >> thank you, mr. speaker. yesterday i heard an expert, health expert who is visiting the you gay say that the nhs remains a beacon for care and effectiveness in the world. and it needs to be improved and perfected not change. will the prime minister accept that advice and abandon the health bill? >> what needs to be abandoned, that his labour's approach to the nhs in wales. let me remind him. he shakes his head. this is what's happening in wales. this is what labour are doing in wales. they have cut health spending in wales by 400 billion pounds. that is 6.5% cut. 27% of people in wales wait more than six weeks for diagnostic services. the figure for england is just 1%. as i said earlier, a third of people waiting over 18 weeks with operation in wales. that is what you get i
the bloodshed in syria is appalling. i think the russians have to look at their consciences and realize what they have done. the rest of the world will keep on fighting as hard as we can to give the syrian people a chance to choose their own future. >> thank you, mr. speaker. yesterday i heard an expert, health expert who is visiting the you gay say that the nhs remains a beacon for care and effectiveness in the world. and it needs to be improved and perfected not change. will the prime...
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relative to syria, the regime of president al-asad is waging war on the people of syria and in spite of all league of nations, they are preventing the security counsel from taking preventative action. if the situation is left as it is, there's also a significant threat that surrounding countries could be severely impacted. the witnesses will hopefully discuss options we have to help end the slaughter as limited as the options might be. on cybersecurity, the defense stray feejic guidance notes there's the capability and intent to conduct cyber espionage and the ain't to conduct cyberattacks on the united states with possibly severe effectings on the economy and our security. the director of national intelligence in recent senate testimony placed the cyber security threat in the top tier alongside of terrorism and nuclear and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. a recent report from the national intelligence executive stated operations within china and russia are responsible for the massive thet of u.s., commercial, and military technology that could threaten our national secu
relative to syria, the regime of president al-asad is waging war on the people of syria and in spite of all league of nations, they are preventing the security counsel from taking preventative action. if the situation is left as it is, there's also a significant threat that surrounding countries could be severely impacted. the witnesses will hopefully discuss options we have to help end the slaughter as limited as the options might be. on cybersecurity, the defense stray feejic guidance notes...
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the blood shed in syria makes all of us shudder. that doesn't mean there is a u.s. policy option that will bring it to an end or even reduce it and most of the options i see in terms of trying to do more would exacerbate it. the full only other thing i can say as your question implies it is not just the u.s. but the other players in the region and with regard to the iranian issue as it -- as jocelyne said the same thing applied to syria. we should continue to work closely with our syrian allies, with the jordanians, jordan and iraq and syria, jordan iraq and turkey all have 100,000 refugees each in their countries at least. we can't do it all ourselves and our wish i could give you an ideal scenario but this isn't one. >> can i ask you? you were talking about it. how did the saudis and others view the possibility of militant extremists coming to the fore in syria. having to fight militant extremists at home and do a good job of it, but what if the money and the arms are going to these people in a disproportionate way. and i was saying at the beginning of the david s
the blood shed in syria makes all of us shudder. that doesn't mean there is a u.s. policy option that will bring it to an end or even reduce it and most of the options i see in terms of trying to do more would exacerbate it. the full only other thing i can say as your question implies it is not just the u.s. but the other players in the region and with regard to the iranian issue as it -- as jocelyne said the same thing applied to syria. we should continue to work closely with our syrian...
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and now let's look at syria. which has started, basically, a low-level war with turkey that could really get worse. where are we? our administration sits on its hands. it says, well, we don't really know who the good guys are in the free syrian army and among the other rebels, so we can't do very much about it. this is the same intelligence community that's supposed to tell us, by the way, how close iran is going to be to a bomb. if we don't even know in a more open society -- which is what syria is right now -- who are the good guys and who are the bad guys, how we going to know when iran is on the verge of having a bomb? which is exactly what scares prime minister netanyahu. if they're three weeks away, four weeks away, five weeks away, how are we going to know it? we don't even trust our own intelligence on syria. .. what does that tell you about our position on trade? what it really tells you is where it is on trade. now, the argument has made, mr. romney doesn't really understand international relations beca
and now let's look at syria. which has started, basically, a low-level war with turkey that could really get worse. where are we? our administration sits on its hands. it says, well, we don't really know who the good guys are in the free syrian army and among the other rebels, so we can't do very much about it. this is the same intelligence community that's supposed to tell us, by the way, how close iran is going to be to a bomb. if we don't even know in a more open society -- which is what...
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this also involves syria. as you know not everyone in the cabinet room agreed necessarily with the libyan operation and the military operation whether it could be successful but the aftermath -- take that to syria. the chinese and russian objection would be we thought was responsibility -- turned out to the regime change. we are not sure we are in syria of the way we were libya so we don't have the u.n. security kills resolution. your answer to the chinese and russians about syria and how they are acting and what they have drawn from libya maybe we should focus on that and in general what action would you take as nato towards syria knowing you don't have the u.n. situation but one of your members, turkey wanting you to be more forward? >> one advantage in government service and going off to teach that you can speak your mind. my answer to china and russia is sour grapes. if you look at the cynical and even brutal attitude of china and russia towards the suffering of the syrian people and not lifting a finger t
this also involves syria. as you know not everyone in the cabinet room agreed necessarily with the libyan operation and the military operation whether it could be successful but the aftermath -- take that to syria. the chinese and russian objection would be we thought was responsibility -- turned out to the regime change. we are not sure we are in syria of the way we were libya so we don't have the u.n. security kills resolution. your answer to the chinese and russians about syria and how they...
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syria. we have a fundamental disagreement. we have been working for a long time. and we are not closer. and missile defense is another one and disagreements about the pace of political change in russia but the three big issues today that are front and center in terms of challenges in u.s./russia relations. what we would argue is the way to deal with all three of them is not disengagement or return to containment or somehow have that away from our general strategy. we would say that even on tough issues like syria, better to find common space even if it means we have to would just. that is what secretary clinton was doing in new york. i should remind you, not let our policy for syria and other places be defined in terms of what we're doing cooperative lee with russia. that is a big misconception i hear sometimes. we don't get a security council resolution on syria then we are not doing anything else and that is not true. we have a very comprehensive policy of which one of the areas we are working with is to have cooperation of the international community at the u.n
syria. we have a fundamental disagreement. we have been working for a long time. and we are not closer. and missile defense is another one and disagreements about the pace of political change in russia but the three big issues today that are front and center in terms of challenges in u.s./russia relations. what we would argue is the way to deal with all three of them is not disengagement or return to containment or somehow have that away from our general strategy. we would say that even on...
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speaker, on syria and, indeed, burn. on syria we join with the government and calling for an end to violence to stop into budget and i join with remarks he made about burma. mr. speaker, on the issue of the global economy, what we desperately need was a plan for growth. a plan for growth for europe and the plan for growth for the international community. i have to say he did anything this side of the house with his description of the presence new best buddy. given that -- [laughter] given he endorsed his opponent in the most fulsome term, he told him, nicholas arcos has my support. i secluded. now, mr. speaker, and the foreign office were a bit perturbed about this so they started briefing about and he said, we put all the chips on one card and it turned out not to be the ace. it was an error of judgment and not what was advised. can he tell us when he was advised to see, refuses in place within a said this, i think we concur after today, mr. speaker, the prime minister has a habit of shooting from the hip. i think that'
speaker, on syria and, indeed, burn. on syria we join with the government and calling for an end to violence to stop into budget and i join with remarks he made about burma. mr. speaker, on the issue of the global economy, what we desperately need was a plan for growth. a plan for growth for europe and the plan for growth for the international community. i have to say he did anything this side of the house with his description of the presence new best buddy. given that -- [laughter] given he...
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we disagree on syria. that's not the only issue we disagree on, but it is one where people are being killed every single day, where violence is escalating, where the government has engaged in these brutal assault against its unarmed civilians, including children. we disagree. and we were encouraged when russia, along with the other members of the security council, supported kofi annan and his plan. we have been working very hard with many nations to translate that plan into tangible steps that can be taken. and it's clear that the voices of the entire international community need to be clear in the message to assad that it is time for him to participate in saving his own country from a downward spiral into even greater violence. and as part of special envoy kofi annan's plan, that includes a political transition. so we've had numerous discussions, and we are remaining hopeful that kofi will be able to bring a relevant group of nations and multinational organizations together to find a way forward. so we wi
we disagree on syria. that's not the only issue we disagree on, but it is one where people are being killed every single day, where violence is escalating, where the government has engaged in these brutal assault against its unarmed civilians, including children. we disagree. and we were encouraged when russia, along with the other members of the security council, supported kofi annan and his plan. we have been working very hard with many nations to translate that plan into tangible steps that...
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syria, the director general is still in power. the united states has tried to make it as difficult as they can for the director of the syrian intelligence service may be because of the oppression that is been taking place there. his assets were frozen as for the assets of the syrian general intelligence service. his personal assets were frozen, the intelligence service as of four frozen and so were those of the brother of the president who was a brigadier general. that is how we responded. it appears he is still in power reported, the head of their intelligence service, and we will see what transpires in syria depending on what will happen this year. south africa is where most people don't watch but it is an interesting turn of events. the head of their service was called the south african minister for state security and runs the three major intelligence services. he got very upset in september of 2011 and fire that had of their intelligence service because he said he did not provide protection for my wife was under investigation
syria, the director general is still in power. the united states has tried to make it as difficult as they can for the director of the syrian intelligence service may be because of the oppression that is been taking place there. his assets were frozen as for the assets of the syrian general intelligence service. his personal assets were frozen, the intelligence service as of four frozen and so were those of the brother of the president who was a brigadier general. that is how we responded. it...
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we are concerned as my colleagues now, libya, concerned about egypt, concerned about syria. we are concerned about azerbaijan, armenia, and georgia, and the gulf states, especially bahrain right now. so i will end up by just saying that this is going to be probably my last hearing as chairman of this committee. my good friend, greg, and msha my other colleagues will do everything they can to make sure we continue to pursue this issue to make sure that not only the region is secure but our interests, united states of america's interests are safe as we'll. without i yield to my colleague, mr. meeks. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and i want to thank you for holding as you said this most important hearing. but i also want to say to a degree sad, that because this probably will be your last hearing here in the united states house of representatives after almost three decades of service to our country, and we want to salute you for that. some, you know, maybe with regret not having used to stick around anymore. but we indeed are going to miss you, and i have to say that it's been an
we are concerned as my colleagues now, libya, concerned about egypt, concerned about syria. we are concerned about azerbaijan, armenia, and georgia, and the gulf states, especially bahrain right now. so i will end up by just saying that this is going to be probably my last hearing as chairman of this committee. my good friend, greg, and msha my other colleagues will do everything they can to make sure we continue to pursue this issue to make sure that not only the region is secure but our...
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there are developments in libya and syria. it is not a question of the revolution being against the machines. if you are, you should be an ngo. we are not. i don't think we are. by default, we might appear to be with revolution. as soon as you show the image of a child on a tank, the viewer, from that image, concludes that a child must not be very happy with the tank. by default. when you cover a correct regime -- oppression, bombardment of cities, when you lay out these images and to report that is, you are by default not on the side of the people. for example, saudi arabia and i run -- by ron are major players by design. they are major players by design. you cannot just cover that is if, okay. how much of a peaceful people are we? are we covering the story? hour that we covering the story? it doesn't have to have a good or happy or bad ending, but it has developments. i will say again, i don't speak for them. from within, we make mistakes. a lot of them. the way we cover news. that is normal, as long as they are mistakes and
there are developments in libya and syria. it is not a question of the revolution being against the machines. if you are, you should be an ngo. we are not. i don't think we are. by default, we might appear to be with revolution. as soon as you show the image of a child on a tank, the viewer, from that image, concludes that a child must not be very happy with the tank. by default. when you cover a correct regime -- oppression, bombardment of cities, when you lay out these images and to report...
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the answer is who is the singular leader in egypt or yemen or syria. the answer is there is none, but you do not need a leader to take charge and say, let's all do this endeavor -- and to gather followers. every student or everyone who believes in freedom or peace or environmentally qualities beaks independently, but their voices combine and make a powerful weapon that can change a government and bring revolution. in the past you have to have a singular leader. now you do not. i think that is a good signal to say, i can do something. i do not need to wait for someone to tell me what to do. good >> i would like to pick up on that, because i think there is a sense the internet and social media has had an opportunity to bring us together, and president carter, you are known as a peanut farmer. you went on to become a nuclear physicist as well as president of the united states and a nobel peace prize winner. he is one example. if you were in a school in chicago earlier today, president gorbachev was talking about where he grew up, and it was one of the mos
the answer is who is the singular leader in egypt or yemen or syria. the answer is there is none, but you do not need a leader to take charge and say, let's all do this endeavor -- and to gather followers. every student or everyone who believes in freedom or peace or environmentally qualities beaks independently, but their voices combine and make a powerful weapon that can change a government and bring revolution. in the past you have to have a singular leader. now you do not. i think that is a...
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they interviewed a former ambassador from syria. his comment was, bashar as-assad's is never going to stop fighting. the opposition is never going to stop fighting. and he said it was up to the u.s. to stop it. which i interpreted as sending troops in. would you comment on this? >> i don't think i would sign up for that description. i think bashar as-assad's days are numbered, it's a matter of time. he will not go easily her quietly, but it is pretty obvious that the level of discontent and discord is significant. at the end of the day, he has, in my opinion, a strong quarterly of supporters, but it is a distinct minority in the country. they all have to be weighing their options right now. there is the opposition, and as it gets older, unfortunately we will see more violence. but i don't think it's going to last forever. for us to jump into this frying pan, if i were still in the region and this was my responsibility, one of the first questions i would ask is what you want me to do. .. >> and try to minimize the damage, but i don't
they interviewed a former ambassador from syria. his comment was, bashar as-assad's is never going to stop fighting. the opposition is never going to stop fighting. and he said it was up to the u.s. to stop it. which i interpreted as sending troops in. would you comment on this? >> i don't think i would sign up for that description. i think bashar as-assad's days are numbered, it's a matter of time. he will not go easily her quietly, but it is pretty obvious that the level of discontent...
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you have worries about, particularly in syria, the chemical weapons stockpile. you have the attacks on embassies in libya and egypt and elsewhere around the world. this is exactly why it is so dangerous and so wrong to be playing these little games with our armed services. we need to be stored. we need a strong economy to have a strong national defense. but the last thing we ought to be doing is having these devastating cuts to our military readiness, and that's why what has to happen is responsible leadership, stop these devastating cuts, come together, come up with a cut that sets the pride -- the right priorities and make sure the men and women who are protecting our freedom and our elections here of the best armament, best equipment in making sure that we also have a good paying jobs in technology and defense here in virginia, and not use them as a pawn to raise taxes on job creating businesses. kaine: let me go right to the last point. no one is talking about using military our veterans as pawns. i mean, i haven't heard that statement by anyone except georg
you have worries about, particularly in syria, the chemical weapons stockpile. you have the attacks on embassies in libya and egypt and elsewhere around the world. this is exactly why it is so dangerous and so wrong to be playing these little games with our armed services. we need to be stored. we need a strong economy to have a strong national defense. but the last thing we ought to be doing is having these devastating cuts to our military readiness, and that's why what has to happen is...
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anti-syrian protesters in the u.s., and eventually syria. he provided to the intelligence service, and that is used to intimidate families in syria. he recruits a network of individuals to help him in the united states to collect information on demonstrators in the united states, the protesters. and then he conspires to provide this information to the syrian intelligence service. these are targets of his demonstrations. these demonstrations have been going on. maybe you missed them, i'm not sure. the information is sent to an unidentified co-conspirator, and he is providing the reports by e-mail andin -- emailing them to the syrian embassy in washington, d.c. audio recordings, links to web pages for protesters in the united states. a list of who is missing and dead date demonstrations that he is collected. a collection of telephone numbers, email of the protesters in the united states, the kind of information that would be of great value for the syrians to crack down, which they did. a good example of the things -- the cause and effect -- sy
anti-syrian protesters in the u.s., and eventually syria. he provided to the intelligence service, and that is used to intimidate families in syria. he recruits a network of individuals to help him in the united states to collect information on demonstrators in the united states, the protesters. and then he conspires to provide this information to the syrian intelligence service. these are targets of his demonstrations. these demonstrations have been going on. maybe you missed them, i'm not...
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if you lack at syria today there are like ten or fifteen unified. they unit unifying using the tools available to them. there's no obvious natural leader who spent 30 years fighting the great fight. assuming this dictator goes, how will it be replaced? maybe thel end up with a great one or a series of six months rotating near-civil war governments. you don't know. >> it was the muslim brotherhood that was organizing the streets for thirty years. >> the muslim brotherhood is interesting. because they were secretive and because many of them were jailed and highly religious, they organized in their very charismatic. ignoring the question of social values. what's interesting about the brotherhood and the group that did in tunisia, they don't actually tell do you what they're going to do. they are very careful just like our politicians. lftd right. to not actually say what the tradeoffs they're going to make are. >> dick, how do you see the rev revolution on twitter. did you think you issue going to be a tabors like that? not all. i'd start off by saying
if you lack at syria today there are like ten or fifteen unified. they unit unifying using the tools available to them. there's no obvious natural leader who spent 30 years fighting the great fight. assuming this dictator goes, how will it be replaced? maybe thel end up with a great one or a series of six months rotating near-civil war governments. you don't know. >> it was the muslim brotherhood that was organizing the streets for thirty years. >> the muslim brotherhood is...
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if drones were the easy way to decide wars in our favor, we would have seen progress, presumably, in syria, yemen or mali by now, and yet that hasn't r hasn't happened. so as much as they are an important tool, as peter said, as much as they cause all these controversies -- rightly so, as peter said -- they are not always going to be a silver bullet. >> can i just add one point to that? also the drones we have today, the uavs we have today are primarily only useful in a permissive air environment where we've already either taken out the air defenses as we did in libya or where we already own the air space like in iraq and afghanistan. that's what makes these systems able to operate. they cannot operate, many of them that we have right now, the vast majority of them cannot operate in a denied environment where you've got surface to air fissiles that could target them and shoot them down. they're relatively defenseless. so i think if we're going to maintain this advantage going into the future, we're going to have to increasingly shift our technology to invest more in stealthy uavs and also
if drones were the easy way to decide wars in our favor, we would have seen progress, presumably, in syria, yemen or mali by now, and yet that hasn't r hasn't happened. so as much as they are an important tool, as peter said, as much as they cause all these controversies -- rightly so, as peter said -- they are not always going to be a silver bullet. >> can i just add one point to that? also the drones we have today, the uavs we have today are primarily only useful in a permissive air...
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mccaskill: syria. akin: when somebody burns our flag, when they torture the people that give us the information to get ma bin laden, those -- osama bin laden, those people are not our friends, and i don't support giving them foreign aid, so i disagree with her comments. >> moderator: congress -- senator? mccaskill: ads are running against me right now. congressman akin has joined a small group in the senate. not one member of the senate armed services committee supported this extreme amendment. every single republican said this would make our country in danger. this would not make us safer. this would not make the middle east safer. there were only ten senators that voted for this amendment. this is the position he wants to take to the united states senate. once again, being on the extreme edge, not being thoughtful, not being reasonable. this is not, this is not politics, this is the safety of our nation. >> moderator: our time is running out, so we now have to proceed to the final part of tonight's p
mccaskill: syria. akin: when somebody burns our flag, when they torture the people that give us the information to get ma bin laden, those -- osama bin laden, those people are not our friends, and i don't support giving them foreign aid, so i disagree with her comments. >> moderator: congress -- senator? mccaskill: ads are running against me right now. congressman akin has joined a small group in the senate. not one member of the senate armed services committee supported this extreme...
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minister for some time has now gotten himself hooked onto this particular issue as he's gotten hooked onto syria because of his veto. and we have to do everything we can to persuade him that some further success in moscow whether it's just hanging on is important. the first piece of baghdad which didn't result was a small agreement. answer the trr for 20% enrichment cessation, and the third piece was perhaps some endorsement of what amano had worked out in iran over transparency, but it was clear that was not going to work because in many ways the iranians felt they should receive something more in return for it. the third point i want to make is looking ahead. here i believe an estimate of the situation has to very much take into account some of the domestic imperatives that influence both sides. in that regard, my summation is that for the united states smaller is better, particularly to begin with, and for iran bigger is better, and that's certainly where the two sides are coming at this. smaller is better for the united states, because in an election year -- i speak quite frankly -- the pres
minister for some time has now gotten himself hooked onto this particular issue as he's gotten hooked onto syria because of his veto. and we have to do everything we can to persuade him that some further success in moscow whether it's just hanging on is important. the first piece of baghdad which didn't result was a small agreement. answer the trr for 20% enrichment cessation, and the third piece was perhaps some endorsement of what amano had worked out in iran over transparency, but it was...
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whether i'm dealing with what is happening in iran, whether i'm dealing with what's happening in syria, whether we're dealing with what's happening with regard to the middle east in general, whether we're dealing with north korea, and whether we're dealing with afghanistan and the enemies we confront there. whether we're dealing with pakistan. whether we're dealing with cyber war. whether we're dealing with china. whatever challenge we are facing in today's world, it could not be done without good intelligence. and the ability to know what others are doing and what they intend to do. as someone who depends as i said every day on good intelligence and on dia's analytical work i've been very fortunate to have benefited from ron's judgment and from his service. and it is our good fortune that we have another extremely capable officer ready to assume that mantle of leadership. mike flynn brings to this position decades of experience in military intelligence. his knowledge of the 21st century battlefield is unsurpassed. i had the opportunity to see his impressive work up close as director o
whether i'm dealing with what is happening in iran, whether i'm dealing with what's happening in syria, whether we're dealing with what's happening with regard to the middle east in general, whether we're dealing with north korea, and whether we're dealing with afghanistan and the enemies we confront there. whether we're dealing with pakistan. whether we're dealing with cyber war. whether we're dealing with china. whatever challenge we are facing in today's world, it could not be done without...
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i hope it will happen in syria as well. we don't quite know how to make it happen in the immediate future. remember, we live with all of the countries in the arab spring for years without those rights being there. we found it necessary to accommodate ourselves to the fact that these were autocratic leaders and it was there people who finally pulled into. not us. still unused that after we saw the problems with moammar gadhafi, within weeks everybody was racing to go visit him in his tent. and then suddenly a little -- things got very, very bad. let's take them out. so each one of these is tricky and difficult. there's no single easy solution that applies to all. >> you want to comment? >> well, i am very careful with the words of self determination. ya belgium. -- you have a belgium. [laughter] >> they were self determination means two things at the same time. concentrated on the self-determination that we choose the people that you want to run the country. then you go to your country, self-determination means -- [inaudible
i hope it will happen in syria as well. we don't quite know how to make it happen in the immediate future. remember, we live with all of the countries in the arab spring for years without those rights being there. we found it necessary to accommodate ourselves to the fact that these were autocratic leaders and it was there people who finally pulled into. not us. still unused that after we saw the problems with moammar gadhafi, within weeks everybody was racing to go visit him in his tent. and...
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you can see where the modern dictators in syria, iran and north korea get their inspiration, the censorship of the o media and the lockdown or even a stranglehold on social media sites and the internet. in poland several thousand people were sent horrifyingly to the very concentration and prison camps that the allies and in some cases the red army had liberated. of course, soviet officials wanted to stop word of these abuses from leaking out and to keep those subjected to that paranoia and oppression in. now, stalin had promised re-election in poland -- free elections in poland, but in time the way moscow rewarded the heroic patriots of the polish underground movement who had fought the entire length of the war against the nazi occupation was by sending them to prison or, indeed, to their death. russia was a country, let us remember, that sent many of its own soldiers to the gulag after the war ended in case they had been turned against the russian empire. churchill's election defeat robbed him of the chance to right these wrongs. it also prevented him from getting to better know harry trum
you can see where the modern dictators in syria, iran and north korea get their inspiration, the censorship of the o media and the lockdown or even a stranglehold on social media sites and the internet. in poland several thousand people were sent horrifyingly to the very concentration and prison camps that the allies and in some cases the red army had liberated. of course, soviet officials wanted to stop word of these abuses from leaking out and to keep those subjected to that paranoia and...
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to years into the arab spring, what's our responsibility to protect civilians, vis-À-vis libya and syria. okay, next question. [inaudible] >> i would think the dod has already got to be mapping this out. [inaudible] >> well, i think, i guess from my point of view there are a lot of issues out there in the terrorism of space, and in the kind of military traditional warfare space, that are no doubt very complex policy issues. even your example right now, i don't disagree that there are all sorts of very complex threats out there, and you see this with secretary panetta's recent statement about computer attacks on banks and whatnot. and computer attacks in the middle east, recent articles about this. but even those examples, it's not clear to me what the international legal deficiency is. it's not to say that there is no need for changes or no need for, there aren't hard questions after. i think there are, but i suspect that most of the hard questions, the same sort of hard questions we have to muddle through in the physical space. like if there's an attack on the u.s., a physical attack on
to years into the arab spring, what's our responsibility to protect civilians, vis-À-vis libya and syria. okay, next question. [inaudible] >> i would think the dod has already got to be mapping this out. [inaudible] >> well, i think, i guess from my point of view there are a lot of issues out there in the terrorism of space, and in the kind of military traditional warfare space, that are no doubt very complex policy issues. even your example right now, i don't disagree that there...
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there are the crises, iran, syria, sudan, but there are always crises. i'm thinking more of systemic challenges. under his watch a decade of war in iran, in iraq and afghanistan are drawing to an uncertain close, and there is the challenge of constructing an outcome there not that looks like conventional victory, but that looks as acceptable and positive as we can make it. second, the asia pacific region with its growing wealth and military power is taking on a new significance and has recently prompted a major shift in america strategy, the so-called asia pivot. there are no prior examples in history of a world order that has been able to peacefully accommodate a new, great power. it was this uncomfortable fact that lay behind china's now-abandoned slogan of peaceful rise. so this, this challenge has to rate at the very top. and third is the coming wave of budget cuts and the challenge of matching those cuts to creating and sustaining a force that will be flexible and effective and able to safeguard national interests in a rapidly-changing security envi
there are the crises, iran, syria, sudan, but there are always crises. i'm thinking more of systemic challenges. under his watch a decade of war in iran, in iraq and afghanistan are drawing to an uncertain close, and there is the challenge of constructing an outcome there not that looks like conventional victory, but that looks as acceptable and positive as we can make it. second, the asia pacific region with its growing wealth and military power is taking on a new significance and has recently...
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we are leading in syria. we are working with those elements to try to bring them together. if the agreement here is that we ought not to just simply go in unilaterally, then we have to build a multilateral coalition. we've got to be able to work at that. it's not that easy to deal with some of the concerns that are out there. >> watch this week series and news conferences whenever you want online at the c-span video library. search events from today, from this year and earlier. over a quarter-century of american politics and public affairs on your computer at c-span.org/videolibrary. >> at this house hearing yesterday, energy secretary steven chu responded to questions about gasoline prices and set the obama administration is considering the use of the strategic petroleum reserve. he presented the present energy department budget request for 2013 highlight in projects that promote alternative energy research and develop and. this house energy subcommittee hearing is two hours 15 minutes. >> i will call this hearing to order, and the subject of today's hearing is the fy 2013
we are leading in syria. we are working with those elements to try to bring them together. if the agreement here is that we ought not to just simply go in unilaterally, then we have to build a multilateral coalition. we've got to be able to work at that. it's not that easy to deal with some of the concerns that are out there. >> watch this week series and news conferences whenever you want online at the c-span video library. search events from today, from this year and earlier. over a...
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he has said that of the countries, syria, and syria, in the sense, syria, may not exist anymore. syria used to have since its foundation, following world war i and being an independent state and then the united nations following world war ii is no more. they are in dissent of the magnitude of human tragedies. the population exchanges, and the damage done to the infrastructure of the country. in the material sense, and we are talking about the country of 2 million people, and more than 25 million who have been displaced. only by a week ago, the refugees that were 160 # ,000, lebanon more, and jordan even at the same skill of turkey. our refugees, apart from those who are displaced within the country itself, and the regime in damascus cannot add to the control nearly 70% of the countryside of syria, and its urban centers, damascus and other parts, are battlegrounds between the oppositions and the regime so the -- before this started, reach today, march 15, 20 # 11, we could never think that we have too much -- march 14, 2011, it's over. the syria -- [inaudible] the question we face
he has said that of the countries, syria, and syria, in the sense, syria, may not exist anymore. syria used to have since its foundation, following world war i and being an independent state and then the united nations following world war ii is no more. they are in dissent of the magnitude of human tragedies. the population exchanges, and the damage done to the infrastructure of the country. in the material sense, and we are talking about the country of 2 million people, and more than 25...
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libya is nothing like syria. first of all, syria as an army five times the size as gaffe daffy's of a my. second of all, libya sits right smack in the middle of the mediterranean. which still in many ways is europe's lake. syria sits in the center of not fly to international forces. a no-fly zone would mean having to exert the power to ensure that no-fly zones hold. and that begins to mean bringing in significant hardware from outside. now repeatedly there has been increasing -- hitting turkey and turkey has retaliated and very importantly called on nato back it up. they go ahead and certainly given the lots of rhetorical support. but still its just not a welcoming set up for any european or american power to go in and one of the reasons there's a very major possibility that china and russia but particularly russia will just simply not accept that this time around. another significant difference from the way it was in libya. >> let's take questions from the audience. we have a question back here and one here. we'
libya is nothing like syria. first of all, syria as an army five times the size as gaffe daffy's of a my. second of all, libya sits right smack in the middle of the mediterranean. which still in many ways is europe's lake. syria sits in the center of not fly to international forces. a no-fly zone would mean having to exert the power to ensure that no-fly zones hold. and that begins to mean bringing in significant hardware from outside. now repeatedly there has been increasing -- hitting turkey...
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innocent civilians are being murdered in syria by a despotic regime. mr. president, the world is a dangerous place. president obama, stop leading from behind. president obama, lead an effort. right in our military faces devastating cuts that your own secretary of defense said we'd be shooting ourselves in the head, that webbed undermining our national security for generations. we heard what's happed happening in the world. lead, be the commander in chief. your leadership has been absent. you have been awol on this critical issue and our troops and nation deserves better. the presiding officer: the senator from south carolina. mr. graham: lucky you to be president today. we live in interesting times. you could receive the nobel peace prize for not being somebody else. four years later almost after the nobel peace prize has been awarded, where do we stand as a nation? osama bin laden is dead. that's good. that's a great accomplishment. the president should take plied in that. we should all celebrate the death of that evil man. but that's a -- that's not a fo
innocent civilians are being murdered in syria by a despotic regime. mr. president, the world is a dangerous place. president obama, stop leading from behind. president obama, lead an effort. right in our military faces devastating cuts that your own secretary of defense said we'd be shooting ourselves in the head, that webbed undermining our national security for generations. we heard what's happed happening in the world. lead, be the commander in chief. your leadership has been absent. you...